Bud, Not Buddy
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Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy who decides to hit the road to find his father--from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go To Birmingham--1963, a Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree.
It's 1936, in Flint Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: 1. He has his own suitcase full of special things.2. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself.
3. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers advertising Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression Bud's got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road to find this mystery man, nothing can stop him--not hunger, not fear, not vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself. AN ALA BEST BOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS
AN ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOK
AN IRA CHILDREN'S BOK AWARD WINER
NAMED TO 14 STATE AWARD LISTS The book is a gem, of value to all ages, not just the young people to whom it is aimed. --The Christian Science Monitor Will keep readers engrossed from first page to last. --Publishers Weekly, Starred Curtis writes with a razor-sharp intelligence that grabs the reader by the heart and never lets go. . . . This highly recommended title is] at the top of the list of books to be read again and again. --Voice of Youth Advocates, Starred
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780553494105 |
| ISBN 10 | 0553494104 |
| Title | Bud, Not Buddy |
| Author | Christopher Paul Curtis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2004-09-14 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2000, Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book 2000, Winner of Arizona Young Reader's Award 2002, Winner of Coretta Scott King Author Award 2000, Winner of Hawaii Nene Award 2002, Winner of Kansas William White Award 2002, Winner of Kentucky Bluegrass Award 2001, Winner of Maine Student Book Award 2000, Winner of Mark Twain Award 2000, Winner of Newbery Medal Winner 2000 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |